diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4208b5cb7..ac0317144 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.6.0"
+  ".": "0.6.1"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f17b7bb22..5bb4b3aa2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1) (2024-10-15)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* bumps uds-types version ([#454](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/454)) ([4c767d5](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/4c767d5e55a0f698b33ee50335cf11cfa5b5d155))
+* **deps:** update dependency kubernetes-fluent-client to v3.1.1 ([#448](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/448)) ([abe8583](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/abe85835dce4e57681cdff3f3a4ec9ec1c787b04))
+* **deps:** update devdependencies ([#446](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/446)) ([a0f6163](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/a0f616335d824069ad511c79ebe7d61bb30c6739))
+* license to AGPLv3 and update codeowners ([#444](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/444)) ([2f0682a](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/2f0682a57a8b889515096e8c765582b07ae41c12))
+* refactor auth logic ([#426](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/426)) ([caa7e8f](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/caa7e8f77dce756a5fae4cfb81eb26d85dadd41d))
+* update license headers ([#450](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/450)) ([5e3a614](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/5e3a6148df1acb556acd39914c36ef06a6f6fb72))
+* updates codeowners for both license files ([#453](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/issues/453)) ([6c4076a](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/commit/6c4076a086fe4d9b8e67749a60151f17803e5448))
+
 ## [0.6.0](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2024-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 7fac4d2a8..49d340f8f 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  tag: 0.6.0
+  tag: 0.6.1
   # x-release-please-end
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 sso:
diff --git a/tasks.yaml b/tasks.yaml
index 667f67d86..5668ef534 100644
--- a/tasks.yaml
+++ b/tasks.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ variables:
   - name: REF
     description: "reference for the runtime image and zarf package"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: 0.6.0
+    default: 0.6.1
     # x-release-please-end
   - name: DIR
     description: "directory of the zarf.yaml"
diff --git a/tasks/build.yaml b/tasks/build.yaml
index 9c44510c0..12dc6f3b7 100644
--- a/tasks/build.yaml
+++ b/tasks/build.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ variables:
   - name: REF
     description: "reference for the runtime image and zarf package"
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    default: 0.6.0
+    default: 0.6.1
     # x-release-please-end
   - name: DIR
     description: "directory of the zarf.yaml"
diff --git a/zarf.yaml b/zarf.yaml
index 2938ab453..755779afb 100644
--- a/zarf.yaml
+++ b/zarf.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: uds-runtime
   description: tbd
   # x-release-please-start-version
-  version: 0.6.0
+  version: 0.6.1
   # x-release-please-end
 
 variables:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ components:
     required: true
     # x-release-please-start-version
     images:
-      - ghcr.io/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime:0.6.0
+      - ghcr.io/defenseunicorns/uds-runtime:0.6.1
     # x-release-please-end
     charts:
       - name: uds-runtime